Desert's Trick

This spell is a part of the Thirst spell chain and is found in the Thirst rune stone.

With the casting of this spell the dehydramancer calls upon the dark nature of the Desert. Through the power of the Desert, the target's perception is twisted to see one ally (chosen by the caster) is now seen as their greatest fear or most hated enemy. The target must make a Hard Mental Balance check or immediately treat that ally as a hostile target, directing attacks toward them as long as the illusion holds.  The affected target may re-attempt the Mental Balance check each round they are forced to attack the disguised ally. However, Desert's Trick carries a risk — if the target rolls a natural 20 on any Mental Balance check, the illusion shatters so violently that the psychological backlash stuns the caster for 1 round.